[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29720: tinyMCE editor doesn't allow you to float a gallery left or right

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#29720: tinyMCE editor doesn't allow you to float a gallery left or right
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 Reporter:  RDall        |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor       |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui           |
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 If you add a gallery to WordPress the gallery clears both right and left.
 The tinyMCE editor doesn't allow you to float a gallery left or right
 regardless of the size of the gallery. This isn't a problem for 600 width
 content area and galleries that have 3 columns of photos which is the
 majority of the themes and the majority of gallery uses.

 But if you have a one of two column gallery this leaves a large amount of
 unused space.

 Looking at the Editor layouts for the default themes of twenty fourteen
 and twenty twelve. You can see in the editor that it takes up the full
 width of the editable content and if you try aligning left and aligning
 right nothing will happen.

 Twenty Fourteen [http://cl.ly/image/1V2o1S010j2c]

 Twenty Twelve [http://cl.ly/image/1w222U1F0q3W]

 If we have 3 columns of photos this isn't a problem.

 But I have two user case scenario's where this might not be best.

 If you want to have three images vertically aligned and thumbnailed. You
 could do this easily if you made a gallery of one column. You could then
 float this small gallery left or right of the content. This is not
 currently possible.

 The issue is if you were using a wide format content area of a theme. Lets
 say 800 to 900 pixels wide. (I know we have a 600px as a good width for
 readability) but say you wanted to float your 2 col or 3 col gallery left
 of right in a wider screen view. Not currently possible.

 If it's possible with the new version of tinyMCE then this would be a
 great addition to galleries of WordPress.

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